BOLD TEXT WHEN USING ADOBE PRINTER IN AUTOCAD

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November 14, 2025
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When using Adobe pdf as the printer in AutoCAD, texts and dimensions become really bold!

This issue has appeared recently. It's not related to the lineweight or fonts in the AutoCAD since I've tried changing all settings related to that. It's definitely something related to Adobe printer. For now I'm using .pc3 printer in AutoCAD, but would be nice if I could use Adobe pdf printer like before. Is anyone else having a similar issue or has found a solution?

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Naeim28923180fpqzAuthor

Participant

Here are the snapshots of printers and also the difference in font boldness:

Luke Jennings3

Community Expert

Is your pdf intended for viewing on-screen? Try exporting to, or saving as pdf from AutoCAD.

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Naeim28923180fpqzAuthor

Participant

Thank you, but no. This is not an acceptable method for creating accurate architectural/engineering drawings. Using printer is the way to go, as shown in the snapshots above.

The issue is with the 'Adobe PDF' printer, and I'm trying to see if anyone else has the same issue. I don't need a workaround because I can already use the other printer (AutoCAD printer.pc3) to print the drawing with normal text.

Luke Jennings3

Community Expert

Are you trying to create a pdf from AutoCAD? Have you tried exporting to, or saving as pdf from AutoCAD?

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Naeim28923180fpqzAuthor

Participant

Hi Luke, I'm talking about printing an AutoCAD drawing using 'Adobe pdf' printer, like you would for a Word file when you want to create a pdf document. I'm talking about the issue of the 'Adobe pdf' printer printing texts and measurements bolder than usual.

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